diff --git a/RASP_support/DrawCompFlow.py b/RASP_support/DrawCompFlow.py
index ff5edd6..43c840b 100644
--- a/RASP_support/DrawCompFlow.py
+++ b/RASP_support/DrawCompFlow.py
@@ -452,6 +452,15 @@ def contains_tokens(mvs):
 				False)
 
 
+def just_base_sequence_fix(d_ffs, ff_parents):
+	# when there are no parents and only one ff, then we are actually just
+	# looking at the indices/tokens by themselves. in this case, putting that
+	# ff in as a parent (with no child) makes the layer draw it properly
+	if not ff_parents and len(d_ffs) == 1:
+		return ff_parents, d_ffs
+	return d_ffs, ff_parents
+
+
 class Layer:
 	def __init__(self, depth, d_heads, d_ffs, add_tokens_on_ff=False):
 		self.heads = []
@@ -464,6 +473,7 @@ def __init__(self, depth, d_heads, d_ffs, add_tokens_on_ff=False):
 			ff_parents += ff.get_nonminor_parent_sequences()
 		ff_parents = list(set(ff_parents))
 		ff_parents = [p for p in ff_parents if not guarded_contains(d_ffs, p)]
+		d_ffs, ff_parents = just_base_sequence_fix(d_ffs, ff_parents)
 		rows_by_type = {RES: d_ffs, VVAR: ff_parents}
 		rowtype_order = [VVAR, RES]
 		if add_tokens_on_ff and not contains_tokens(ff_parents):
diff --git a/RASP_support/analyse.py b/RASP_support/analyse.py
index 62b4c0a..fc1b185 100644
--- a/RASP_support/analyse.py
+++ b/RASP_support/analyse.py
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ def __init__(self, select, sequences, comp_depth):
 	seq_layers, layer_selects = self.schedule(
 		'best', remove_minors=remove_minors)
 
-	all_ffs = [m for m in self.get_full_seq_parents() if m.from_zipmap]
+	all_ffs = self.get_full_seq_parents()
+	if len(all_ffs) > 1:
+		# filter out non-ffs in the non-trivial case
+		all_ffs = [m for m in all_ffs if m.from_zipmap]
 	if remove_minors:
 		all_ffs = [ff for ff in all_ffs if not ff.is_minor]